The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

Indiana Reform School. u
The annual report OF The Doard OF y
,ontrol Of The Indiana Reform School =
or bows. a. PIain6eld vas submitted 10 y
,nv Gray last week. Il comtains some y
suggestions In regard 10 The q
and tho relation ot the public
hereto. which deserve careful thought by
PARENTS. Judge Lewis Jordan, the Presi. 4,
lent Of the Beard, 10 peculiarly ftttu, by Il
lie position ~ = lawyer, aud on the 7
bench, 10 speak with exnerience IN re- =
,ard 10 such ma ters. The report says: \
Isaac II. GRAY. Governor Of Indiana: >
The Bna,d ot Control Of the Indiana Il
Reform Schnol Tor boys subsnits this. The .
went y -6rst annual report o. the ins'isu- !
lion tor the fscaI year ending October .
81. 1887. The House Of Refuge was the I
name ol the institution until 1883. when Z
he name was changed by the LegisIs-
ture, a the suggestion of The present I
10 tho Indiana Reform
School Tor Boys, . more approp' late
Since the opening. Ian
ua~y /, 1878. now twenty yrars. lacking |
Two nomihs. 9605 boys have been re-
ceived. r.
One member Of The present Board ~as
nrst appointed In Jnnunry 1917. hut was
not member tor two years, cOsnWcnc'
jng March. 1881 Another was appoint
"a IL 1879. and the third member 10
lea3. This long continued service has
Afforded an opportunity 10 study the
csuses which send l,Oys 10 the school.
and also 10 closcly observe hoy life. The
experience has beem valuable, and hAa
materially aided us IL adopting snch
methods tos conducting the institution
ne would accomplish the great w0'k Of
rcfnruimg had bnys aud preparing them
Tor bscOming good citizens. The neg
llyct ot paressia srmds many bows 10 the
Reform Scl,ool. The great defect of our
ureseut civilization 10 the failure Of par.
en,s u kive attention 10 home govern
ment. The reiorsnsiiom Ot many Amert-
can houea aud The instruction Ot parents
lin the elementary piinciplss 0f go"d
home government would do much, not
Ioulv 10 reduce the number Oi h0ys ana
lgirls IL reform schools, hui would also les
lsem materially The nnoutst of crime. wsns
land misery prevailing among children,
lrepecially ia large cisics TIE boy aud
I girls are PEI miiIed 100 som 10 escape
|. from uarensai control smd fnd congo
luiAl company on the strreis or seek
places Of amusesnemt away from tnrs'
homes. This Il largely the fault Of shs
Il parents. They make little or no en"r
lilo entertain The children q home, o.
rather u tho place which should Oe
: -Ihoune. There are few tmthers amd mosh
y Iers who become thoroughly scquasnses
= with tl,sir children, s'usiy their dispoei
IlIsioms and make sEoris tn asunse AMI -
d sIsrriaim them, si,ns will ever BE- made Y
l|xrjsve over their commitment % re
4 Iliursmat0rirs. II parents would use Judg
lnlrnt III the government 81 wnywar'
j, m,s. many could br saved who fnnii!
i|vo 10 Tie Reform Ssh0ol. II require
nIihe exercise Of much patience, hr'nnes
land Kindness 10 conquer The rrirxctor.
hoy. but these are powerful agencies AM
|do the work IN nine cases out vf tet
when skillfully and wisely employed
There is too little ef"rt made hy man
!. '..iusren.s 10 direct the hpw Of sxubrrss'
'l-pir,ts o, their hoys into harmless chan
iwrls. Iiriurt,.schuoi boy = dU not com
lcxclusiypIy from The homes Of ~
\ y rrtched poor aud Of The drnnkasd
''.IOmly = lew are the sons Of criminsit
''..lAIl classes ot society are represented
~ This TACT 10 very conclusive evidenc
THAT neglect Of The children and the Rres
''..llsxisS im many cases, and in others
'''liut.I neglect of family government, cor
\ Tribute very largely 70 the population
elrctossn ~ schouIs. Government IN 10
lu,nuy families 10 = lOst srt, Rud . schOs
liOr the instruction. Of parents 10 ms q
would result IN = blessing 10 man
"lh0mses. Many psremts need 20 be samgi
\ THAT their firsl duty u 10 their ciildse
land tsnt they should spend more hou'
= lal home IL imsirucliny and amus's'
r.Iihem. Let them stop delegsting ~ o.
4 Instr uciiOm VI their children, both .
Z wees days and Sunday 20 teschers. ."
z 4 Icesss farming out I'll their amusement
: and many boys will b. saved from cfin
= !. Isnd pris0sss.
= Reform school work u . professio
- AMI much oi the success Of our schooi
liue q The employ nlent Of officers ~
lare devoted 10, aud are im love Wt
1.-The work. aud are adapted "y nature
q llll their positions. Conducting o.
" srhool 6 III educational imsiitutiOm tax
q lll very largely out Of the domain Of ~
" stssm politics, and We hope, makes u
>" credit 70 the Slate.
METHODS o. REFORMING BAD BOYS.
The Board has felt warranted ~ E
considerable money for rvpal
snliux aud keeping IL hrst-cIsss conditis
lsIi the buildings and Ia beautisying y
no grounos. Every part Of the ims'i'ust'
Iu,lis IL good repair aud clean. bright -
y, ,lcheeriul. Every object 10 calculated
imspire admiration im the mind Of I
a lnsw boy. lie sees nothing 20 indies
= that he has come to prison. The bu
gs|dimg Of : new greenhouse aud she rep'
~ |uS lhe old one have been the primcil
- = improvement made during the yc
~ These are almost the first objects q
adIRreet the eye OF The new boy. snd
q. |nust b very st0lid or have had all
~ better instincts bIumted or crushed :
oi him BY long course Of crime, Y
,u,lhcnrt does not sespond 20 the beat
,erlsmd cheerfulness ~ the surroundings
!. lhis new nome. From the fret he y o
~. cep,iblc Ot receiving new and better